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Justice Brownstone was recently honoured by his colleagues for his tireless efforts to help educate the public about family law. He was presented with the Canadian Bar Association's Colleague in the Spotlight award August 15th at the CBA's annual Canadian Legal Conference held in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Our production assistant and friend of Family Matters, Omar Ha-Redeye, attended with Justice Brownstone and was kind enough to take this picture and footage of the ceremony:

Justice Brownstone's Tug of War has made it to the Globe and Mail's Bestsellers List for the 13th time since it came out just over a year ago. Who would have thought that a book by a sitting judge all about family law would be so popular? Many, many people are not just interested in this type of useful information, but they really need it too.

"There is usually a world of separation between the esteemed members of the judicial bench and the rest of us mere mortals down below.

But Mr. Justice Harvey Brownstone is not your ordinary judge — and the maverick magistrate in north Toronto’s family court is hellbent on tearing down the walls between the cloistered jurists and the public..."

Justice Brownstone will be honoured this year with the 'Colleague in the Spotlight' award August 15, 2010 at the Canadian Bar Association's annual Canadian Legal Conference in Niagara Falls. "We traditionally point the spotlight at a colleague residing in the province hosting the annual conference. This year’s colleague in the spotlight is Harvey Brownstone."